Reviews for the Asus S6F

70%Asus S6FSource: PC MagThe ASUS S6F has the distinction of being one of the few ultraportables that has a built-in optical drive, yet still weighs less than 4 pounds. No bigger than a portable DVD player, the sleek, ultraportable ASUS S6F ($2,200 street) has a built-in optical drive and a DVD-friendly widescreen that allow it to function just like one. But unlike those dedicated DVD devices, the S6F can compute as well, thanks to its full-blown edition of Microsoft Windows XP Professional. It's an ultraportable fit for the skies, not to mention road trips, family vacations, and even your daily commute. Just be warned: The cramped keyboard is only great if you have tiny fingers.eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar

79%Asus S6FSource: CNetThe leather-clad, ultraportable Asus S6F pushes laptops from the realm of personal computer to that of personal fashion accessory. With a textured, chocolate-brown, leather lid and wrist rest, incorporated with a gunmetal gray interior and black base, the S6F would definitely fit in next to your diamond-encrusted iPod or Dolce & Gabbana Razr. After spending time with the laptop, we were pleased to discover that Asus hasn't sacrificed substance for style; the S6F's Core Duo processor does the heavy lifting of a laptop twice its size, and its display is a thing of beauty. All this, for $300 less than its chief competitor, the Sony VAIO TXN15P/B. Though the Asus S6F's $2,500 price tag and fashion-forward looks aren't for everybody, we definitely think it's a solid choice for anyone who wants a visually distinctive, highly portable laptop without sacrificing performance or features.ausführlicher Test mit Geräteaufbau und Testwerten und Bildern; online abrufbar

60%Tiny machine impresses with its looks and speed but not its ergonomics.Source: Laptop MagThere are notebooks you buy to get work done, and there are notebooks you buy to make other people jealous. The 3.4-pound Asus S6F-3037P falls squarely into the latter category, boasting jeweled hinges and a polished keyboard. You can even order the S6F series with genuine leather panels for the ultimate in ultraportable one-upmanship, and it delivers excellent performance and battery life to boot. If you're willing to put up with a small screen and a cramped keyboard, the S6F-3037P is worth the $2,199 splurge. Our system didn't come with the hand-embossed leather panels, which, for those willing to fork over an extra $400, adorn the lid and area below the keyboard. However, this more affordable version screams exquisite craftsmanship in other ways, starting with the lid's two shiny, circular hinges, engraved with "Asus S6."eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar

Asus - S6F reviewSource: IT ReviewsThere's a penchant for programmes on the TV lately dealing with time travel, and when you first glimpse the latest small notebook from Asus, it's more Life on Mars than Doctor Who. With or without the leather finish, the S6F is a well crafted notebook with plenty of performance and (in extended configuration) battery life, and is certainly one of the best ultra-portable notebooks available at the present.eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar

80%Samsung Q1 UMPC ReviewSource: Pocket LintYou can’t deny Asus isn’t trying something a little different with the S6F. It’s an ultraportable weighing in at a slim and light 1.4kg but if that isn’t enough they’ve gone and covered the back of the lid and the palm-rests in leather. This may seem a little kitsch, and the pink version that is offer certainly is, but when it comes to adding that all-important touch and feel factor it’s surprising how pleasing it actually is. It’s not only a vanity, though, as the coating means that the machine stays cool to the touch no matter how long you have it running, which can’t be a bad thing.eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar

ASUS S6FSource: Bios MagazineIf presentation is everything, ASUS’ S6F (from £1699) would win hands-down. The S6F is as much a style statement as a laptop thanks to its compact form factor and chic looks. Gone is the familiar plastic, brushed aluminium and carbon fibre panels we’re all accustomed to, replaced with real cow-hide leather (to the wrath of animal activists!). ASUS’ commitment to quality has driven the promise of the ZBD (Zero Bright Dot) Policy, a global 2-year warranty which invokes a replacement screen if the bundled unit shows just a single bad pixel. This not only guarantees bright dot-free LCD panels, it also demonstrates ASUS’ confidence in product quality. The excellent warranty is the icing on the cake of this compelling laptop. Overall the S6F looks great, performs better than most ultra-portables thanks to its dual-core processor, and is very well connected.eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar

Intel Core Duo: Double Core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption. The 2 MB L2 Cache are used together by the double. The maximum capacity of 31 watts is only 4 watts more than with the Pentium M (predecessor). Both cores are lowered automatically and independently of each other by speed steps down to 1 GHz. In addition it now supports also SSE3 instructions. At least it is just as fast as a equivalent Pentium M. With applications, which were designed for multi-processors, the performance can be nearly twice as fast as with the Pentium M (e.g. CineBench around 86% fast)

This screen diagoal is quite large for tablets but small for subnotebooks. Some convertibles are also represented with that size.

Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.